Why Evil Exists in the World Today, Part 2

We see evil all around us today. TV, newspapers, and radio all chronicle the ravages of evil. I am continuing in a new series today, taking a brief break from my current series, “Armor of God.”

If you wanted someone to love you; wouldn’t you want them to love you of their own free will, rather than because they had no other choice?

God Provided the Human Race with A Choice: To Obey God or To Disobey God

God accomplished giving mankind a choice at the time of creation. He created the Garden of Eden and put in it the Tree of Life and also the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Genesis 2:15-17, “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

Satan used the serpent to deceive Eve. She chose to disobey God by eating of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam, who was not deceived, also disobeyed God by eating of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Genesis 3:6, “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

I Timothy 2:14, “Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”

This was how sin originated in mankind. The source of temptation was Satan, who is the personification of evil. Eve, then Adam, succumbed to the temptation and sinned. Human nature has been fallen ever since.

Assessment of Announced Candidates for President as of 5/21/2011, Updated 11 PM

Updated 11:00 pm 5/21/2011 after I found out that Herman Cain formally announced that he is running for President.

Hat tip goes to OneNewsNow.com for the pictures of the candidates. You can read a more in-depth account of what the candidates are saying here. 

All of the announced candidates in the race for Presidents are listed below.  They are listing in my preferred order of ability and preparation for service in that most important office. There is a reason why I list the incumbent last. if the election were held today amoung the announce candidates I could only vote for two of the following candidates, that would be Herman Cain and Dr. Paul.

 

Earlier today C-Span reported that Herman Cain announced that he was running for President. When I initially wrote this article I was unaware that Mr. Cain was running. I listened to his 30 minute announcement speech, which he made in Atlanta. He immediately rises to the top of my list. Here is  why I think he is the best candidate in the current field,, listen to his words from today's speech, "Is America ready for a real leader, or (does she want to stay with) a (Teleprompter) reader?" That is powerful stuff. This guy is a social as well as a fiscal conservative. I would rate him an A as Presidential material.

 

Congressman Ron Paul is strong on fiscal conservative issues, he wants to get control of the Federal Reserve, he questions our entanglements overseas. I would rate him a C+ candidate as Presidential material.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has some good ideas, but he also has some very bad ideas. He turned me off forever when he joined with Nancy Pelosi in support of Global Warming. This is inexcusable for a Conservative. He is too inconsistent for me. I would rate him a D- candidate as Presidential material.

I don't know too much about this former Governor. His performance in the first GOP debate in South Carolina a few weeks ago showed that he was much to libertarian for me. He seemed to be very weak on the key social issues. I would rate him an F candidate as Presidential material.

I know too much about this candidate. Prior to his election in 2008 Barack Obama was the least qualified, most inexperienced, and least prepared. He has proven over the past 2 1/2 years to be even more inept and inappropriate for this nation's highest office  than when he was elected. He remains the least qualified and inexperienced. He is literally a vehicle being used by George Soros and the Left to destroy this nation. He must be defeated. I look at him as having served Jimmy Carter's second term, therefore, he is term-limited! He is un-rate-able as a candidate to continue as President.

Obama’s Middle East Policy: Throw Israel under the bus!

Obama in his second major speech on the Middle East not only throws Israel under the bus, but he backs up the bus and runs over the nation of Israel, then abandons it for dead! Below are a couple of troublesome quotes from President Barack Husein Obama’s Teleprompted speech, which he delivered this week. This was a very insulting speech given less than 24 hours prior to a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“The US believes that negotiations should result in two states, with permanent Palestinian borders with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, and permanent Israeli borders with Palestine.”

“As for security, every state has the right to self-defense, and Israel must be able to defend itself - by itself - against any threat.”

In the first he wants the borders of Israel to be returned to pre-1967, prewar demarcation. This is a joke. Israel was attacked. A war occurred. Israel won the war, they ceased the spoils of war, now Obama wants to see Israel give up their land. Whose side is this guy on? It sure seems that in everything he does he favors the Muslim cause. And he says he is a Christian?

As for the second quote the President is saying that Israel is on its own. He appears to be abandoning Americans strongest and perhaps only ally in the Middle East. Is this how we treat our friends? I agree with those who state that this man is anti-Sematic.

Once again this controversial and increasingly unpopular President has demonstrated his own and his entire administration’s vast inexperience and his and their Muslim and Marxist bias.

See also:

IsraelYoureNotAlone.com 

and

Letting Israel know 'you're not alone' 

Who in the Obama administration will replace PBS’s Jim Lehrer?

Jim Lehrer, long-time PBS NewsHour anchor

“The veteran anchor of PBS NewsHour, Jim Lehrer, will step down from his position after 36 years.

“As expected, PBS is already searching the Obama administration for a replacement!”

--- NewsBusted, Episode 5/20/2011


NewsBusted is a conservative comedy webcast about the news of the day, uploaded every Tuesday and every Friday. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt above.


See right panel of this blog and click on the picture to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.

Obama’s first term is really Carter’s second term. Obviously it’s time for a change

“The malaise-filled economic train wreck of the Carter years has risen zombie-like from the ash heap of history to inflict its special brand of pain and suffering.” --- Bill Wilson, President of Americans for Limited Government, in his www.NetRightDaily.com article,  "Is it Jimmy Carter All Over Again?"

Barack Obama  =

Jimmy Carter 2.0

So you want to nullify violations of the Constitution

Shallow Small Group

RomneyCare inspired ObamaCare!

“Mitt Romney says the first thing he’d do as President is undo ObamaCare.


“Of course, that way he can replace it with RomneyCare!”


--- NewsBusted, Episode 5/17/2011

Comment:

We do not need another fake conservative. They tried that with McCain in '08. We need the real thing. How about Herman Cain, Alan West, or Thaddeous McCotter?

NewsBusted is a conservative comedy webcast about the news of the day, uploaded every Tuesday and every Friday. Their newest NewBusted episode includes the excerpt above.


See right panel of this blog and click on the picture to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube video.

Raising the roof over the debt ceiling

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch runs a regular feature in its newspaper identifying an important issue to the local community and asking for the vote of the readers on that particular issue along with any related comment. Occasionally I will respond and make a comment on the issue raised, as I did on today’s topic.

The Hot Issue:

Do you think Congress should raise the federal debt ceiling without huge budget cuts?

______ Yes
__ X __ No

My Response:

No, in fact, Congress should LOWER the debt ceiling and immediately cut spending. The crisis is not an insufficient debt ceiling. The crisis is that government has been SPENDING beyond its means. Enough is enough. We need to get a handle on our expenditures. If it mean drastic cuts across the board, so be it.

I believe that most Americans want Washington's spending spree to stop. This is a winning political issue. More importantly, it's the right thing to do. It's the moral thing to do. This is why the GOP won the majority seats in the House of Representatives. The big question is will the Republicans stand on principle or will they bow to Wasting-a-ton, D.C. mentality, the way we've always done it, and raise the ceiling? 

David Garver Obituary

Here is one of the most unusual obituaries I have ever seen. Notice where it is suggested that friends make memorial donations.

DAVID L. GARVER

David L. Garver, 68, went home to be with the Lord early Friday morning. ... David loved his country and was a proud member of the North Central Ohio Tea Party ...

... At Dave's request, memorial contributions may be made to any political candidate opposing Sherrod Brown or Barack Obama.

David Garver Obituary: View David Garver's Obituary by News Journal

Why Evil Exists in the World Today, Part 1

We see evil all around us today. TV, newspapers, and radio all chronicle the ravages of evil. I am starting a new series today, taking a brief break from my current series, “Armor of God.”

If you wanted someone to love you; wouldn’t you want them to love you of their own free will, rather than because they had no other choice?

Creation of the Human Race

 

God created man in His own image, after His own likeness, and gave him dominion over the earth (authority over other created things on earth).

In Genesis 1:26, 27 we read, “And God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’ So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.” Therefore, man is the highest form of God's creation. In other words, you and I are God's ultimate masterpiece.

Part of being like God (made in His image) is having the ability to choose of one’s own freewill, having self determination. In order for people to have the ability to choose to obey and love God, they also had to have the ability to choose to not obey and not to love God. This is the source of freedom and liberty. America's founders understood and acted on this principle, which is based on the morality found in the Holy Bible. That is the reason why we have been a free and a great nation. 

Our (Still) Unsecured Borders

Despite wide evidence to the contrary, such as murders of border patrol agents and Americans living along our southern border, continuous drug and human trafficking, our increasingly controversial and unpopular President contends our borders are now secured. He mocks those of us who recognize the truth about our borders as unwilling to recognize his repeated assertion that he has made the borders more secure than they ever have been. He cunningly tries to paint conservatives as wholly anti-immigrants, when we really oppose outright ILLEGAL immigration and strongly support LEGAL immigration.  

 The President repeats over and over the mantra that our borders are secured. He lies. They are not. The borders remain porous. Immigration laws remain essentially unenforced. Sanctuary cities continue to disregard the rule of law. Now his recent campaign speech to his hopeful 'Hispanic base' in Texas was just that, campaign rhetoric, campaign promises. 

Hat tip goes to the HotAirPundit, which posted this YouTube video featuring Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on its website recently.

Less talk, more action from GOP "Leaders"!!!

I received an email from Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner. I immediately shot back the following reply:

Speaker Boehner -

Do you mean what you say? The American people would like to see Republicans stand on the principles that they espouse. Seems once you are safely entrenched in Washington for another two years, you forget those promises you made.

I am disappointed with the Republican Party as a whole and how little you got in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget battle. In my eyes you lost big time.

We must stop spending. A good place to start is DECREASING the debt ceiling back a couple of billion instead of raising it even one blue cent.

Please DO something ... I for one am quite tired of all the rhetoric and empty promises!

Sincerely,

- GregJaye

JOHN BOEHNER'S E-BULLETIN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
 

No Debt Limit Increase Without Significant Cuts And Reforms

This week, I addressed the Economic Club of New York on our efforts to create a better environment for private sector job growth by cutting government spending, preventing job-crushing tax hikes, and eliminating excessive federal regulations.  One of the major issues that I addressed in my remarks is something that I know that many of you have questions and concerns about: President Obama’s request that we raise the national debt limit.  
 

While it is true that allowing America to default by refusing to allow any increase in the debt limit once it expires would be irresponsible, it would be more irresponsible to raise the debt ceiling without simultaneously taking dramatic steps to reduce spending and reform the budget process. 

In my speech, I made clear that without significant spending cuts and reforms to reduce our debt, there will be no debt limit increase.  These cuts should be greater than the accompanying increase in debt authority the president is given, and they should be actual cuts and program reforms.  Broad deficit or debt targets that punt the tough questions to the future are not acceptable.
 

 We need to send a signal to investors and entrepreneurs everywhere that America is serious about dealing with our spending addiction.  We must increase confidence in our economy and reduce uncertainty for small businesses.  We need to encourage the creation American jobs.

The Whole Armor of God, Part 13A

Today I continue my series of articles commenting on the concept and principles involved in the Armor of God, which the Apostle Paul described in the New Testament. This is the topic of the Sunday school lesson, which I am currently teaching.

Stand against the wiles of the devil, Ephesians 6:11.

To “stand” means to remain in an upright position. To remain unchanged in one’s opinion, attitude, point of view, to resist hostilities, and to hold one’s ground. Not giving in to contraction.

In this passage, Ephesians 6:11, a person is standing against the wiles of Satan. These can come into a person’s mind as thoughts or suggestions from others. You may wonder, “Where did that thought come from,” or may even think it is your own thought. Satan can insert thoughts into our mind. On the other hand, you may hear what someone else says. They both can be a wile of the devil.

In one such case God has recorded for us in the Holy Bible found in Acts 4:32-37; 5:1-11. People were selling property and bringing the whole amount of the sale to the Apostles and giving it to the church. Ananias and Sapphira evidently wanted the prestige of giving 100% of the sale of their property, but they also wanted the money. They came upon a plan to sell their property, give 50% to the Apostles and the church, and say it was the total price of the land. This way they thought they would get both prestige and money. It never occurred to them that this was a wile of the devil. The first key they failed to notice was that they had to lie to carry out their plan. Of course they may have thought, “Who will know the difference.” Evidently, they figured God would never notice or even care.

When Ananias brought the money, Peter asked him why Satin had filled his heart to lie to the Holy Spirit. Peter told him that he had not lied to man but to God. Upon hearing this Ananias fell down dead at the feet of Peter. God had recognized the wile of the devil and stood against it. Sapphira came to Peter three hours later and Peter asked her if the property was sold for such and such a price. She said that it was the price. Peter asked, “Why did you agree with your husband to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Then Peter said, “The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door and they will bury you also. Then she fell down dead also.”

Another wile happened in Ephesus when the Apostle Paul was there. We read of it in Acts 19:23-41; 20:1. Demetrius, a silversmith, figured out that if images made with hands are not considered gods by the masses of people the lack of demand for his images of the goddess Artemis would put him into finical ruin. He told the other silversmiths that their livelihood depended on this traffic of the images of Artemis. Furthermore the temple would fall into disrepair. They stirred up several people of the population of Ephesus to riot against the Christians shouting “Great is Artemis of Ephesians.” The town clerk said that the courts were open and they could bring any charges to the court but there was no reason to riot. Paul then left for Macedonia.

We may remember the stages of a wile.

1. Being approached with a false front. 

2. Close approximation to the truth exaggerating the negative. 

3. Total lie exaggerating the positive. 

4. Enamored by the wonderful prospects 

5. Forget and disregard the truth; believe a lie and disobey God.

One must know and believe the truth. The battle ground is in our mind, which directs a person’s actions. This is where knowledge of scripture is necessary. As is written in Psalms 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

There must be a desire to do God’s will. A person must have a desire to do God’s will. Jesus has this desire. Scripture records this in Psalms 40:8, “I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.” Notice that the delight to do God’s will is accompanied by knowledge of God’s word in the heart. Paul writes that Jesus was obedient to the point of death. Philippians 2:8, “He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto 

death, even the death of the cross.”

The person who loves God will want to know what He says and will desire to do what He says. Jesus states in John 14:21, “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:”

Do you love God? If not, you can pray and ask God for help in loving Him.

Sheriff Mack Speaks in Ohio

Sheriff Richard Mack spoke this week in two locations in Ohio. I attended his presentation today in Delaware, Ohio. Sheriff Mack is one of the sheriffs who sued President Clinton over the implementation of the Brady Bill, which tried to implement stringent controls on the use of guns throughout the U.S. Wikipedia explains, "Mack received national attention in Mack v. United States (later restyled to Printz v. United States) in his tenure as a local sheriff for opposition to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act on the basis that it is unconstitutional due to congressional action to compel state officers to execute Federal law."

He spoke about the state sovereignty issue and the need for local officials and we the people to take back the freedoms we have lost through the years to the expansion of powers by the federal government. One major point he made was that Socialism and Freedom are incompatible. Mack says that there is a battle between the Constitutions of the U.S. and various states and such anti-constitutional things as: Political Correctness, Federal Programs, Federal Policies, Federal Regulations, and politicians who don't care about their oath of office. Mack emphasized that the oath government officials take at every level of government should mean something, but it in practice means little. This must change. 

To learn more about the former Arizona Sheriff's work today see his websites at www.SheriffMack.com or www.CSPOA.org.

Sheriff Mack dedicated his presentation to Judge John Roll, who happened to be the district judge who ruled in Sheriff Mack's case originally and who was also the judge who was murdered in the Tucson massacre at which the Congresswoman Giffords was severely wounded. It was informative that no mention of the judge's stellar constitutional judicial stance was ever mentioned in his obituary or media coverage of his death. Mack also dedicated the meeting to his mother, who had passed away this week. He gamely when ahead and made his two presentations in Ohio saying his mother would have wanted him to do it. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and I pray Sheriff Mack and his family will be comforted by God and the positive remembrances of his mother.  

The Union Libel

Cartoon found on GetLiberty.org 5/5/2011

Republican Presidential Debate

Wow! This seems early.  We have a whole year until the election.  Watch the debate at the links below.

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t0kARR4WWM

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQdXoRlJNP8

part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLmakvy2c0

part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlH9dxbvM8

part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eToBYuMqo7Y

part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAiwMEhfFTg

part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdaUqDFGA9I

National Day of Prayer

I was asked to lead a teaching time at the University of Cincinnati Christian Grads group for the National Day of Prayer.  I gave each person in the group one or two scriptures to read about the government or national repentance and then we prayed for America and other countries around the world.

There is not much of the Day left, but take some time and read these passages, reflect on them and ask God to help guide the leaders of all of the nations of the world in the way peace and liberty.

Source of Authority

Proverbs 8:14-15

Matthew 28:18

Liberty

Galatians 5:13

Peace

I Timothy 2:1-4

National Repentance

2 Chronicles 7:14

Nation Under God

Psalms 33:12-22

Trusting in God as a Nation

Psalms 20:7

Isaiah 31:1

Equality in Judgment

Deuteronomy 1:17

Justice

Proverbs 31:8-9

Hypocrisy in Judgment

Matthew 7:1-4

Purpose of Government

and Obedience to It

Romans 13:1-7

I Peter 2:13-17  

Petition Signing on Election Day

This week I went to the polls where I collected signatures for the Ohio Healthcare Freedom Amendment.  While I was there, there were other people collecting signatures for the repeal of SB. 5.  The presence of the other petitioners was somewhat helpful to us and vice versa, because some people who were held up signing the other petition would have walked away while I getting someone else to sign.  One of the anti-SB. 5 guys was even handing out gospel tracts.

A few of the voters didn't want to sign any petitions--they did not even want to hear an explanation of what the petitions were about.

On the other hand, some people signed both petitions, without hardly even a decent explanation of it.  You just have to say "we just want to get this on the ballot so that the voters can decide", and they sign.  (What if it was about putting Jews in concentration camps?  "We just want to get it on the ballot"???!!!)  Dumb.

There were a few who signed mine, but not the SB. 5 repeal, but I think that there were a lot more who signed it than mine.  This is particularly disturbing considering that this was in a very conservative area.  I am getting a sense that, rightly or wrongly, a lot of policemen, firefighters, and teachers are angry at the Republicans for enacting this SB. 5.  I've got a bad feeling that the Republicans are going take a beating in Ohio, Wisconsin, and other midwest states in 2012.  Not that a Republican sweep would necessarily be the best thing for this country (that would depend on who they nominate), but retaining the Presidency and large gains for the Democrats at all levels of government might just finish us off as a nation.

As for the SB. 5 bill itself, I am still undecided and I tend to think it is not the end of world either if it is repealed or not.  But I have not read the bill, but have only glanced at it.  Just reading the bill does not mean anything, though because its full of statements about repealing, editing, or adding in words or short phrases to the Ohio Revised Code.  You can't really see what it is about unless you read the portion of the Ohio Revised Code before and after the change.  I doubt that very many of either the supporters or opposition to the repeal have done that.  I think that, like a lot of other issues, both sides are exaggerating the effects of this bill.  When I was asked if I would sign, I simply responded that I couldn't because I hadn't read the bill.  With the Ohio Healthcare Freedom Amendment, it is different because you can read what will be added to the state constitution right on the petition (and it is not very long).  One petitioner for the repeal of SB. 5 told me that the bill would encourage jobs to be filled by out of state workers.  (Well, if it somehow shows favoritism to them, then yeah, I get your point, but if it treats out of state and in state applicants the same, then what's the problem?)  I have heard that SB. 5 gets rid of some statewide rules for collective bargaining, and gives more control to the local governments.  If this is really all it is, and if the local governments can still have the choice of whether or not to have collecting bargaining and determine the rules for it, then I'm all for SB. 5.  That is basically my position on the issue, let the people who are served by the public employees decide how they are paid, not people on the other side of the state.

Obama Will Get No Hat Tip From Me

Why did Obama "do right thing" and get Osama?  Well, first of all Obama is obviously a puppet of the New World Order and the corporations which contributed to his campaign.  His orders may as well have come off of a teleprompter.  Secondly, it wasn't Obama who got him, it was the Navy Seals.  And finally, I don't even know if all of this is real or not.  I am not entirely convinced that Osama didn't die a long time ago, or isn't somehow still alive even.  I have no real reason to believe the news media, the pentagon, and certainly not the White House.  So whether the New World Order had some reason for taking out Osama or whether they had some reason to make people think that he died, I don't know.  But it does seem to make people forget about Libya, and this could boost Obama in the polls.  But the Bible says,

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (KJV)

Late Night Takes: Will Gadhafi be next to join Saddam & Osama?

Late Night Humor

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

·     President Obama has done something that no one else has been able to do. He got Donald Trump to shut up.

·     Saddam Hussein is dead, and Osama bin Laden is dead. If you’re Moammar Gadhafi, living in exile is starting to sound really good.

·     NATO bombed Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli. The bombing damaged countless antique rugs and curtains, leaving Gadhafi with absolutely nothing to wear.

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

·     Rush Limbaugh said yesterday that Obama never would have tracked down bin Laden if it weren’t for George W. Bush’s policies. Although in fairness, Obama never would have even been elected if it weren’t for George W. Bush’s policies.

These jokes are courtesy of NewsMax.com (Hat Tip!), which periodically sends out an email compilation of late night jokes, few of which are worth repeating … however, these were the exceptions in the batch I received today.

Late Night Takes: Let Bygones be Bin Laden

Late Night Humor

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

·     The good news: Osama bin Laden is dead. The bad news: there is no bad news.

·     For their honeymoon, the royal couple wants to go somewhere they can have complete privacy and no one in the country will give away their location. I think they’re going to Pakistan.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

·     I would like us to kill bin Laden every Sunday night. It makes for a much brighter start to the week.

·     After all the talk about caves, bin Laden was hiding in a million-dollar mansion in Pakistan. The CIA became suspicious when they learned there was a million-dollar mansion in Pakistan.

·     I just want to point out that “buried at sea” means “dumped in the ocean.” This could be the best Shark Week ever.

These jokes are courtesy of NewsMax.com (Hat Tip!), which periodically sends out an email compilation of late night jokes, few of which are worth repeating … however, these were the exceptions in the batch I received today.

Bad O-Man, Gone For Good ...

“Welcome to hell, (Osama) bin Laden!” 

--- Governor Mike Huckabee, as quoted in the Huffington Post  today

Hat tip goes to Judson Phillips of the TeaPartyNation.com, who wrote an article, “A great day for America, not for Obama.” The article reads, in part:

“Osama is dead.  Americans have a right to celebrate that.  It is a great day for America.  We owe a special debt of gratitude to our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who made this day possible. 

“We owe Obama, nothing. 

“To paraphrase something Sarah Palin said recently, it is not hard to be courageous when you have no other choice.   

“Obama had no other choice…” 

Read more here.

I might disagree slightly with Mr. Phillips in that for whatever reason the President did make the right decision to go ahead with the attack on Osama’s compound. This President has done so little right, that at least in this matter he did the right thing and should at be acknowledged as such.

Now might be a good time to get out of Afghanistan, Iraq & Libya, too. 

Reverend Jones Exposes Evil

Ancient History - 2600 years ago.

Jeremiah was a prophet in Judah from 627 to 574 BC. Before this time, King Manasseh had shed much innocent blood in Jerusalem and he also worshiped idols, for which God would not pardon Judah. God was very angry with Judah. The false prophets of the time were prophesying peace and prosperity for the people of Judah, and the people loved it.

Jeremiah prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, would bring his army to Judah and would destroy Jerusalem. This message was not well received. The priests and the prophets told the people of Judah and the government officials, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city as you have heard in your hearing.” (Jeremiah 26:11b NASB) Jeremiah replied, “Repent, I have spoken to you the word of the Lord. You are free to do as you like but if you kill me you will bring Innocent blood on yourselves and this city.” (Jeremiah 26:12-15) One man, Ahikam, kept Jeremiah from being put to death (Jeremiah 26:24).

Jesus Spoke - 2000 years ago

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Jesus said, “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” (Matthew 5:10-12)

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” (Matthew 5:13)

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16)

Today

Reported by David Yonke, who is the Religious Editor of the Toledo (Ohio) Blade, Reverends Terry Jones and Wayne Sapp were tried and found guilty of being a threat to public safety by a six member jury on April 22, 2011, Good Friday.

The pair wanted to hold a rally in front of the largest mosque in the United States of America. They were protesting “the radicalization of Islam, the implementation of Sharia Law, and the spread of jihad” not Islam or the mosque as the Blade reported.

Actually, they are about fourteen hundred years late on reporting the radicalization of Islam. The Koran says, “Unbelievers are those who declare ‘God is the Messiah, the son of Mary’.” (Surah 5:16) “Unbelievers are those that say God is one of three.” (Surah 5:73) “Never has God begotten a son, nor is there any other god besides Him. Were this otherwise, each god would govern his own creation, each holding himself above the other. Exalted be God above their falsehoods.”! (Surah 23:86) “Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers!” (Surah 8:12) “Believers make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that God is with the righteous.” (Surah 9:123) “Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them.” (Surah 9:73) “The unbelievers are your inveterate foe.” (Surah 4:101) “Make war on them until idolatry shall cease and God’s religion shall reign supreme.” (Surah 8:40)

In an attempt to prove to the jury that the Reverends Jones and Sapp were a security risk to the community Mr. Robert Morgan, the prosecuting attorney, showed a film of Rev. Jones burning the Koran at his local church in Florida. The Prosecutor also told Judge Mark Somers that 20 people were killed in Afghanistan after learning of the burning. The Chief of Police, Ronald Haddad, said he was concerned that Rev. Jones might burn a Koran at the protest. The Chief testified that the area law-enforcement officials, FBI, and Homeland Security thought there was a possibility of violence from young Muslims. It appears that authorities honor the violence from the Muslims.

The prosecutor said that Rev. Jones showed reckless disregard for human life. He doesn’t even care about his own life in that he is out speaking in public with a $1.2 million reward on him and 300 death threats.

Captain Douglas Topalski said traffic safety would be a problem.

An interfaith rally was held by some Christian clergy and Muslim clergy to show solidarity and to protest Revs. Jones and Sapp according to what I learned from the Detroit (Michigan) radio station WJR am 760.

The prosecutors wanted a $25,000 bail set on the offenders but the Judge set the bail at $1.

Revs. Jones and Sapp are speaking for God to warn America of the threat to its people from Radical Islam, Sharia Law and Jihad. The American Judicial System, Law-Enforcement, Homeland Security, and some who claim to be Christian have shown themselves to be against God but in favor of Islam.

When the Muslims believe they have the power they will kill or enslave anyone who does not agree with the Koran. Even in America this could happen. Our great leader, “The (Self) Anointed One” who would cause change, has said “America is no longer a Christian nation but rather a Muslim nation.”

Jesus said, “They (the enemy, the nonbelievers in Jesus) will kill you believing they are doing God’s service.” Are you ready to die?

If not, you could repent of your sins by confessing to God you are a sinner and invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my evil and come into my heart.”

Credits to:

The WORD Program featuring the 1611 King James Bible. Program is written by Tom Hills.

The Koran translated by N. J. Dawood.